The Congress on Tuesday alleged that under the ‘BJP’s double-engine governments’, incidents of crimes against women have surged, while concrete action remains lacking.
Addressing a press conference here, All India Mahila Congress President Alka Lamba said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promises of protecting daughters are proving to be mere rhetoric, raising questions about the government’s commitment to women’s security.
“BJP’s ‘double engine’ governments in the country are proving to be a curse for daughters. Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, wherever you look, many heinous crimes have been committed against daughters and the police is remaining a mute spectator in these cases,” she alleged.
A case of molestation of the daughter of a Union Minister and her friends has come to light in Maharashtra. After the FIR, it was revealed that the molester was a former BJP councilor, Lamba said.
She said he has been seen in photographs with the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and other senior BJP leaders. If the Union Minister himself is denied justice, he may have to step down from his position and join the fight for his daughter’s cause, along with many others facing similar struggles.
The All India Mahila Congress President said that on March 8, the International Women’s Day will be celebrated, but what about the crimes being committed against daughters?
“In Pune, a 19-year-old girl was gang-raped at knifepoint, and a video of the incident was recorded, yet no action was taken. Meanwhile, Gujarat has witnessed 17,000 cases of crimes against women over the past nine years, with nearly 200 girls approaching the police every month in search of justice, she alleged.
In Gujarat, a BJP MLA was booked for the rape of a Dalit woman following the High Court’s directive. This incident highlights how the police appear to side with the perpetrators rather than supporting the victims, Alka Lamba said.
She further claimed that crimes against women are rampant in BJP-ruled states and that many of these incidents have connections to BJP members.
The Congress leader alleged that “In Delhi, 101 incidents of brutality took place in a month. Every day three teenage girls and women are being raped, but the government is silent”.
“Whether anyone stands up for these daughters or not… but the Congress party and the Mahila Congress will definitely stand by them strongly,” she said.
Lamba said that if people sitting on responsible positions are not able to punish the criminals then they should also be relieved from their posts.
The Congress will not let the government take the issue of women’s safety lightly and the party will hold the governments accountable in these matters.
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